Summer is for the dogs -- especially in Takeno Beach in Tayooka, Japan. Every summer, from June to September, the beach is open to dogs (and their owners) for swimming, sunbathing and surfing.

Located in the center of Japan's Sanin Kaigan National Park, facing the Sea of Japan, Takeno Beach has been ranked as one of the top of "100 swimming beaches" in Japan and one of the top of "100 coastlines" in Japan by the country's Ministry of the Environment, according to the official Tayooka City website. Dogs here can enjoy the sunken rocks which were created by the raging waves of the surrounding seashore.

Hot weather was also responsible for the death of four people in Japan over the weekend, as temperatures soared to over 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in Kofu and Tokyo. Shimanto city in southwest Japan's Kochi prefecture hit 41 degrees Monday, the highest temperature ever recorded in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal.